[Kochi University of Technology / D Environmental Design System Laboratory - Pit-house Garden - COVER IMG] Interior view of the pit-house garden/Shun Fukuda

Pit-house Garden

Firm LocationKami, Japan
CompanyKochi University of Technology / D Environmental Design System Laboratory
Lead ArchitectKikuma Watanabe
Design TeamShunya Takahashi, Kazunori Matsumoto

In the 21st century, the ancient pit-house is transformed into a “pit-house garden”. In the “pit-house garden”, the sun's heat replaces the fire to provide warmth in winter and the night breezes to cool the house in summer. “Pit -house garden" is a garden, there is no need to act as the room, and the living room and bedrooms can be placed around it. The south side of the “pit-house garden” has a large opening, and the north top is a tower house that provides stable ventilation through the chimney effect. The residents entrust the blessings of the sun and the wind to this “pit-house garden”.